Horatio Hartley

Horatio Hartley (1826–1903) was an American gold prospector who participated in the Otago Gold Rush in New Zealand in the 1860s. He was born in the United States.[1]

In 1862, Hartley discovered gold near Clutha River with Christopher Reilly. The location was proclaimed as the Dunstan goldfield on September 23, 1862.[2][3]

Hartley died in San Francisco in 1903.

References
  1. Hearn, T. J. "Horatio Hartley". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  2. Jones, R (1966). An encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Wellington.
  3. Pyke, V (1887). History of the early gold discoveries in Otago. Dunedin.


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